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wagwangyesterday at 10:57 PM1 replyview on HN

How do you think pfas got into the water supply in the first place.


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jaggederestyesterday at 11:04 PM

Largely firefighting foams, industrial and manufacturing, and landfill sources, but it's still an interesting problem. They don't really break down (that's why they're so useful both in a materials science sense and as a medication) which implies they'll stick around for an extremely long time.